METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR READILY ACCESSING COMMODITY INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A commodity inspection method, comprising:
- gathering inspection information from a commodity lot;
collecting grower, field, and packing information associated with said commodity lot;
recording purchase orders associated with said commodity lot;
assigning a trace code to each of said purchase orders;
entering said inspection information, said grower, field, and packing information, said purchase orders, and said trace codes into a central database;
updating a content of a web-based application with said inspection information, said grower, field, and packing information, said purchase orders, and said trace codes within said central database; and
allowing said customer to access said inspection information, and said grower, field, and packing information, by entering one of said trace codes into said web-based application;
wherein each of said purchase orders associated with said commodity lot is linked within said web-based application; and
wherein said method incorporates Global Standards One (GS1) standards.
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Abstract
A commodity inspection method, including gathering inspection information from a commodity lot; collecting grower, field, and packing information associated with the commodity lot; recording purchase orders associated with the commodity lot; assigning a trace code to each of the purchase orders; entering the inspection information, the grower, field, and packing information, the purchase orders, and the trace codes into a central database; updating a content of a web-based application with the inspection information, the grower, field, and packing information, the purchase orders, and the trace codes within the central database; and allowing the customer to access the inspection information, and the grower, field, and packing information, by entering one of the trace codes into the web-based application. According to one embodiment, each of the purchase orders associated with the commodity lot is linked within the web-based application and incorporates Global Standards One (GS1) standards.
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20 Claims
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1. A commodity inspection method, comprising:
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gathering inspection information from a commodity lot; collecting grower, field, and packing information associated with said commodity lot; recording purchase orders associated with said commodity lot; assigning a trace code to each of said purchase orders; entering said inspection information, said grower, field, and packing information, said purchase orders, and said trace codes into a central database; updating a content of a web-based application with said inspection information, said grower, field, and packing information, said purchase orders, and said trace codes within said central database; and allowing said customer to access said inspection information, and said grower, field, and packing information, by entering one of said trace codes into said web-based application; wherein each of said purchase orders associated with said commodity lot is linked within said web-based application; and wherein said method incorporates Global Standards One (GS1) standards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A commodity inspection method, comprising:
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gathering inspection information from a commodity lot; collecting grower, field, and packing information associated with said commodity lot; recording purchase orders associated with said commodity lot; assigning a trace code to each of said purchase orders; entering said inspection information, said grower, field, and packing information, said purchase orders, and said trace codes into a central database; updating a content of a web-based application with said inspection information, said grower, field, and packing information, said purchase orders, and said trace codes within said central database; and allowing said customer to access said inspection information, and said grower, field, and packing information, by entering one of said trace codes into said web-based application; wherein each of said purchase orders associated with said commodity lot is linked within said web-based application; and wherein a shipper packing said purchase orders in a label of a separate brand owner labels said purchase orders with an identification code of said separate brand owner, and said separate brand owner assigns a company number to said shipper that represents said shipper in a record of said separate brand owner.
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17. A system for allowing a customer to access information related to an order of a commodity selected from a source lot, said system comprising:
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a server configured to store said information in a central database, said information including inspection information corresponding to the source lot of said order of said commodity including either an inspection photograph or an inspection multi-media recording of said source lot of said commodity and at least one or more of sales information, shipping information, pack out information, inventory information, and tracing information corresponding to said order of said commodity; one or more terminals having one or more applications configured to enter said information into said central database; and a web-based application configured to allow said customer to access said information within said central database; wherein said system incorporates Global Standards One (GS1) standards. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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